TOLEDO – In his first degree murder trial set to begin in late January, Huston William Danker plans to use an alibi defense. In court documents filed on Oct. 15, Danker — through his defense attorney Leon F. Spies — gave notice he plans to rely on an alibi defense during his nine-day ...
An Omaha man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using a vehicle to gain entry into the Iowa Premium Beef sewer treatment plant in Tama and subsequently stealing a company vehicle. According to a press release from the Tama Police Department, officers were called to the scene at 7:53 ...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who stole over $450,000 from a family‑owned business was sentenced Oct. 30, 2024, to two years in federal prison. Leann Marie Rouse, 51, from Toledo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 31, 2024 guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. Evidence disclosed ...
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Cindy Steuhm of Tama is seeking answers on an incident of vandalism at the memorial dedicated to her parents, Doug and Lou Ray, near the trail around Cherry Lake. Steuhm shared the following statement with the News Chronicle. “On Friday night, Oct. 11 our memorial for our parents at the ...
A Tama man who attacked his girlfriend was sentenced to a little over two years in federal prison last week. Roeles Reyes Cavazos, age 29, of Tama, received the prison term after a March 29, 2024, guilty plea to domestic abuse assault. Evidence at the plea hearing and sentencing showed ...
To view the Tama County Sheriff’s Office call report (press version) for Sept. 23, 2024, through Sept. 29, 2024, click here: cr_press sept 23-29
TOLEDO – Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which was originally set to begin on Nov. 4, 2024, has been reset again. On Sept. 6, defense attorney Leon F. Spies of Iowa City, Assistant Attorneys General Michael H. Ringle and Israel J. Kodiaga, and Tama County Attorney Brent ...